From the Lancaster University press release: Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use. Social networking sites… Read more »
From the Wiley press release: A new study examining the relationships among personality, motivation, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) found that predictors of IGD include male gender, neurotic and introverted… Read more »
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee and are faster at recognising the aroma, compared to non-coffee drinkers, new… Read more »
From the University of British Columbia press release: An increasingly popular feature of modern video games is attracting gamers who share the beliefs and behaviours of problem gamblers, new UBC… Read more »
From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for emotional processing (limbic regions including the… Read more »
From the University of Washington press release: A novel type of body awareness training helps women recover from drug addiction, according to new research from the University of Washington. People… Read more »
From the PLOS press release: The neuropeptide oxytocin blocks enhanced drinking in alcohol-dependent rats, according to a study published April 16 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology led by Drs. Tunstall, Koob… Read more »
From the European Society of Cardiology press release: Kicking the habit works best in pairs. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress… Read more »
From the Wiley press release: New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism. For the study, researchers… Read more »
From the University of Cambridge press release: Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international… Read more »
